Rocky Balboa (2006)

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Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)

Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Studio: Revolution Studios

Rating: PG

Release Date: Dec 20, 2006

Running Time: 102 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes, Tony Burton, James Francis Kelly, III, A J Benza, Talia Shire, Lou Dibella

director: Sylvester Stallone

Former heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa steps out of retirement and back into the ring, putting himself against a new rival in a dramatically different era. After a virtual boxing match declares Rocky Balboa the victor over current champion Mason "The Line" Dixon, the legendary fighter's passion and spirit are reignited. But when his desire to fight in small, regional competitions is trumped by promoters calling for a rematch of the cyber-fight, Balboa must weigh the mental and physical risks of a high profile exhibition match against his need to be in the ring.

In the obligatory boxing terms, Balboa will K.O. your expectations, but that may only be because they're rightfully below the belt to begin with--and because this sixth installment is coming after the bell has already rung.

Story

It's been over a decade since Rocky "The Italian Stallion" Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) last set foot in a boxing ring. He still calls SoPhi home (that's South Philly), but just about everything else has changed: Adrian (Talia Shire) has died of cancer; his son Robert…

PETER TRAVERS - December 12, 2006

I expected to go all Scrooge on Sylvester Stallone's sixth round as Rocky Balboa, the Italian Stallion from Philly who boxed his way into popular and Oscar glory with the first and best Rocky in 1976. And make no mistake, there is much here to cringe at. Thirty years later, the sixty-year-old Stallone, as writer, director and star, has put himself back in the ring with a champ -- this time he's played by light-heavyweight Antonio Tarver. It's an exhibition match in Vegas, for charity, and…